Garden becomes sensory-rich classroom for students with autism

Students with moderate to severe autism are learning social and communication skills by tending a garden at a San Antonio elementary school. The garden provides a calming, sensory-rich experience for the students as they learn to communicate by asking for the tools and plants they need, teacher Christopher Contreras said. "We needed a way that gets them less cognitively stressed, and we wanted to learn about the environment," he said. San Antonio Express-News (5/12)  http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Garden-gives-students-new-life-5471876.php